Kolkata: A woman who had been battling for her life for the past four months after she was allegedly administered expired saline at Medinipur Medical College and hospital (MMCH) in Paschim Medinipur district, died on Monday, a health department official said. Four months after a woman was allegedly administered expired saline at a hospital in […]
Mumbai: Piramal Pharma Limited, a global pharmaceuticals and wellness company, in conjunction with the 2025 Select USA Investment Summit, has committed to a $90M investment plan towards expanding two of the Company’s US facilities. These expansions are in response to ongoing demand from US customers, in support of the trend towards US onshoring of drug supply. Piramal […]
Kochi: The Nuclear Medicine Department at Amrita Hospital is celebrating its silver jubilee. As part of the celebration a two-days’ long unique live conference titled Amrita Sentinel 2025 is being conducted. Dr Prem Nair, Medical Director of the Amrita Hospitals Group, was the chief guest at the […]
In the first direct comparison study involving individuals with obesity, tirzepatide demonstrated approximately 50% greater weight loss compared to semaglutide. This landmark finding highlights tirzepatide’s potential as a more effective treatment option for weight management. According to a new head-to-head study of tirzepatide versus semaglutide for weight loss in people living with obesity, but not […]
A new study published in the Diabetes Care journal revealed a significant link between symptoms of autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation and diabetes-related emotional distress in adults living with both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). This two-part investigation highlighted how internal physiological stress responses may be closely tied to the emotional challenges […]
Differentiated thyroid cancer patients who receive radioiodine (RAI) treatment after surgery have increased relative survival rates compared to those who do not receive the treatment. According to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the clear trend for a higher long-term survival rate is observed in subgroups of patients […]
South Korea: Researchers have found in a diagnostic feasibility study that OCT-FLIm structural-molecular intracoronary imaging is clinically safe and effective for the detailed characterization of human atheromas, highlighting its potential in diagnosing and understanding high-risk plaques. The first-in-human clinical study, published in JAMA Cardiology, evaluated a dual-modal imaging technique that integrates fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIm) […]
A new study published in Frontiers in Neurology has found that those who have greater body mass index (BMI) and reduced insulin sensitivity, as calculated by estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR), are significantly more likely to develop new-onset stroke. This is reported by the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which explored the individual […]
Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods-areas with higher levels of crime and deprivation, and lower access to community resources-are at risk of developing depression and new research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, may help to explain why. Psychologists at Binghamton found that the brains of children from areas […]
Women with the autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis may have a higher rate of death related to cardiovascular disease than men with the autoimmune diseases, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an […]